View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hobbes think of using metaphors?
(a) They are improper.
(b) They are useful.
(c) They are never understood.
(d) They cost too much.

2. When does Hobbes suggest it is not logical to follow the Golden Rule?
(a) when no one else is following it
(b) during a natural disaster
(c) in times of war
(d) when there are no other people around

3. How does Hobbes classify the person or group of people who have someone speak for them?
(a) As actors
(b) As dummies
(c) As helpless
(d) As uneducated

4. To be sure one has found reason, what is necessary?
(a) The negations must be discarded.
(b) All affirmations and negations must be considered.
(c) It must stand the test of time.
(d) The soverign must be consulted.

5. Why does Hobbes say that people attribute the unknown to ghosts, spirits, or other things that can never exist?
(a) They believe in astrology.
(b) They do not know how to think logically.
(c) They have experienced the supernatural.
(d) They have had experience with seances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobbes accept when peace is impossible?

2. Why does Hobbes say that virtue is comparative?

3. What does Hobbes call reasoning with oneself?

4. What results are there when an actor makes a contract?

5. What kinds of questions does Hobbes say people have little interest in?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 296 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample